Postcard for W. & A. Bacon Dry Goods Store, Washington, corner of Ruggles Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1906

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1906

GUSN

GUSN-245979

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Department & dry goods stores
General
Department and dry goods stores - General - Folder 4
Postcard for W. & A. Bacon Dry Goods Store, Washington, corner of Ruggles Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1906
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Department & dry goods stores
    - General
      - Department and dry goods stores - General - Folder 4
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        Postcard for W. & A. Bacon Dry Goods Store, Washington, corner of Ruggles Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1906 (current record)
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Description

The caption reads "Oldest Dry Goods Store in Boston, Washington, co. Ruggles St. Established 1814." The year "c. 1906" is handwritten on the postcard verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
stores
exterior views
commercial buildings
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard : illustration ; 3 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.031.01.04.022

Image Dimensions

3 1/2 x 5 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Dry-goods
Washington Street (Roxbury, Mass.)
Ruggles Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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